I thought you might be interested in seeing a little more of our neighborhood.
Here is what I call the "Pearl Street Mall in Rabat" (really, the "Mahaj Riad"): it's a pedestrian mall with high-end shops and good restaurants, like a Spanish tapas place, a French Patisserie, our favorite ice cream place ("Venezia Ice") and the best pizza place in Rabat. It's about a 10-minute walk from our house.
The kids usually take their scooters to the Mahaj Riad, because all of the marble at the top of the mall is perfect for biking, roller-blading and "scootering." We often meet friends here, both American and Moroccan, for some scootering and ice cream or pizza.
When we walk to the Mahaj Riad, we pass other nice restaurants, banks, and lots of new, fancy buildings that are going up in our neighborhood (there's clearly a lot of money being invested in this area and Rabat as a whole).
The city has also planted beautiful, full flower baskets that hang from the street lights -- not just in our neighborhood but in a number of neighborhoods throughout the city. It's another one of those things that impresses me about Rabat (although, of course, I do love flowers).
The restaurant below (Ocube), which is close to where we live, is rumored to be a favorite of the King's brother.
Finally, many folks have asked about the weather here. It's been spectacular. For the last month, with the exception of one day, the weather has been sunny and in the 70s or 80s during the day (although the sun is intense) and about 60 degrees at night, usually with a light ocean breeze. I'll take some more photos and post them soon.
A bientot,
Kim
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